Producing a National Curriculum: Plans and Paranoia

by Colin J. Marsh

The development of a national curriculum has been a contested project in Australia for several years. While groups of education specialists have pored over national statements, debates about state rights and interest groups have raged in the media. This book, by the author of "Spotlight on School Improvement", provides a systematic analysis of the national curriculum project in Australia, and is aimed at educationalists and anyone who is interested in the future of education in the country.

Contents:
A solution without a problem;
Conceptualizing national frameworks;
Decision-makers and influences - major players and organizations;
Collaborative experiments;
National statements;
National profiles;
Implementation - initial plans, paranoia and revised tactics.

184 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1994